Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1744 2855 2856

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.4%
Allow Rate
+16.4% vs TC avg
1,178
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
808
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1156 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
39.2%
§102 Novelty
36.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18741297 CYLINDER HOLDERS FOR TEST MACHINES Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18625762 MULTI-AXIS LOAD CELL BODY Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18588683 INJECTION NEEDLE BLOWOFF APPARATUS AND INJECTION TESTING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18832594 MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM IMPEDANCE FIXTURE FOR AUTOMATED FREQUENCY RESPONSE FUNCTION MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18630460 MEMBRANE SENSOR FOR COMPENSATING FOR AN ACCELERATION, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A COMPENSATED SENSOR SIGNAL Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
19426814 3D PRINTED SCAFFOLDS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF POLYMER COATING TECHNIQUES FOR TUNABLE MEMS SENSORS Final Rejection Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18852686 TEST STAND FOR TESTING AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVABLE AXLE MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MODULAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA ZF Friedrichshafen AG
18671583 Detecting Passing Valves Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18792917 Circuit Device And Physical Quantity Sensor Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18855265 SENSOR STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TDK Electronics AG
18779202 FLEXIBLE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE SENSOR Non-Final OA NIKON CORPORATION
18895620 REAL-TIME ENGINE INLET BARRIER FILTER CONDITION MONITOR Non-Final OA Textron Innovations Inc.
18923909 ULTRASONIC INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
18757116 DRIVING MODULE TESTING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18730407 SAFETY MAT, MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18690318 METHOD FOR MEASURING DEFORMATION AMOUNT OF DEFORMATION PART OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TEST OBJECT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMUM CONDITION FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA PROTERIAL, LTD.
18775741 CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICAL BIOMASS PARTICLE-PARTICLE AND PARTICLE-WALL INTERACTIONS Non-Final OA The Penn State Research Foundation

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